Finds Assocham survey which also says that work-from-home and friendly leave policy help working women better juggle roles.
Eighty-two per cent women and 52% men prefer flexible hours at work, says a survey by the Associated Chamber of Commerce & Industry of India (Assocham).
Due to flexible working hours, childcare facilities at offices and options of working from home, women professionals are moving up corporate ranks and managing home as well with aplomb, the chamber said.
These findings came to the fore during a survey on 'Flexi HR policies make working attractive for women'. The survey covered 4,000 respondents, including 2,500 women and 1,500 men, in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Udaipur, among others.
The survey revealed that mothers with younger children (age 0-4) are less likely to prefer full-time work. Around 82% of mothers with younger children prefer flexible working hours, while only 16% prefer working outside home full-time.
Flexible working hours, option to work from home, and a friendly leave policy help them juggle roles, say majority of the surveyed women.
DS Rawat, secretary general, Assocham, said, "Indian companies are adopting work-from-home and flexible working hour policies to provide ideal working atmosphere for women. More and more companies are adapting their policies to suit the requirements of women."
The survey also came up with some other interesting revelations. Around 85% of the surveyed males said that they want to marry working women because they can balance both work and home.
Most respondents (56%) said that flexible working arrangements should be available to all persons irrespective of their situation if it maintains or increases productivity and work-life balance.
While 22% were of the view that flexible working arrangements are suitable only for staff with a strong sense of responsibility, 71% of women said that HR policies are becoming friendlier in Indian companies.
The survey also highlights the difference in the way working mothers and at-home mothers assessed themselves as parents. Mothers working full-time gave themselves slightly lower ratings as parents, than the at-home mothers or mothers employed part-time.
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